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Monday, September 23, 2013

Android – KitKat

Windows and Apple's
tough competitor Google's Android is a popular, Linux-based, operating system
that was primarily designed for touchscreen smart-phones and tablet computers.

Just when rumours
were getting loud about the launch of Google's Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie as
successor to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system, Google surprised the
world by announcing Android 4.4 KitKat instead.

Android 4.4 Kit Kat

Ever since Android was
first unveiled in 2007, developers have continuously worked towards upgrading
the software.

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If the name 'KitKat'
creates an image of a chocolate bar in your head, it isn't by chance. Google
has teamed-up with Nestle, the popular Swiss food and beverage company, to
promote the Android brand by selling chocolates with the Andoird KitKat logo on
them.

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Starting from version
1 to the latest version 4.4, Google Android has always given a quirky food item
name, usually a dessert's name, to its software versions such as Cupcake Donut,
Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice-cream sandwich and Jelly Bean.

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Though Google is yet
to disclose the features of Android 4.4 KitKat, propounded features spell out
key improvements for the operating system. KitKat is expected to come out with
a fresh user interface design and is likely to use less energy and memory of
the device. Android 4.4 is also said to have creative camera features. Enhanced
global network compatibility, improved battery, android-based cloud storage,
improved BlueTooth are some of the features that will be incorporated in the
updated Android version, experts say.

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But wondering what
happened to Key Lime Pie? Well, the name Key Lime Pie was actually supposed to
be version 4.4 — and not 5.0 — until Google realized that many people didn't
know what Key Lime Pie tastes like and decided to name it KitKat instead.